by Larry Richman | Oct 16, 2014
Young women and young men in Las Vegas, Nevada, made a #ShareGoodness video about their Mormon beliefs. They got the idea from an Instagram video they made at EFY this past summer. They were also inspired to share their beliefs online because of Elder Bednar‘s recent...
by Larry Richman | Oct 4, 2014
The Church plans to publish social media messages during LDS General Conference on the Church’s Facebook page (facebook.com/LDS) and Twitter account (@LDSchurch). We invite you to share these messages with your friends. Facebook Memes with quotes from the First...
by Larry Richman | Oct 2, 2014
Social media users often categorize their posts by using hashtags, which are words prefixed with a hash (#) sign. These subject tags can be searched on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, and Tumblr to find information about a given...
by Larry Richman | Sep 25, 2014
Below is a condensed version of Elder David A. Bednar’s talk at BYU Education Week inviting us to participate in sweeping the earth like a flood using social media. It is a powerful talk and a good reminder of how the Lord is hastening his work. This short...
by Larry Richman | Sep 23, 2014
Need some good ideas on how to #HastenTheWork using the internet and social media? Larry Richman has compiled some easy, practical ideas into a book titled 101 Ways to Hasten the Work Online. It is an easy-to-read, 80-page book that has 62 color illustrations....
by Larry Richman | Sep 19, 2014
The Church has just launched several new social media profiles about Church history, including a feed on Tumblr (LDSChurchHistory.tumblr.com) and a channel on YouTube (youtube.com/user/LDSChurchHistory). See a list of all the Church history social media...
by Larry Richman | Sep 1, 2014
The last week of August, Fernando Camilo presented two series of classes at the BYU Education Week. The first series was about the Church’s digital offerings and the second was about the Church’s social and mobile presence. Fernando’s presentations are now...
by Larry Richman | Aug 29, 2014
On August 19th, Elder David A. Bednar gave an amazing speech at Education Week challenging us to use social media to share gospel messages and sweep the earth as with a flood. The next morning, an early-morning seminary class in the Peoria Arizona North Stake accepted...
by Larry Richman | Aug 22, 2014
The Church recently updated Handbook 2 with additional guidelines about the Internet (see chapter 21.1.22). The updated guidelines clarify that members may create websites, blogs, and social media profiles to assist with their callings. The new guidelines read as...
by Larry Richman | Aug 19, 2014
Today at Education Week, Elder David A. Bednar delivered an address “To Sweep the Earth As With A Flood.” He explained that technology and social media are gifts from God that will allow us—as we use them properly—to further His work in remarkable ways. We...
by Larry Richman | Aug 15, 2014
What do you know about the gospel and social media? 1. Does the Church discourage social media? 2. Is technology good or evil? 3. Do Apostles tweet? You’re invited to watch Elder David A Bednar’s talk as he encourages the best uses of social media and...
by Larry Richman | Jun 28, 2014
Over 50,000 LDS youth participated in a Face to Face Live Facebook chat with David Archuleta, professional singer and recently returned LDS missionary. Youth around the world asked questions and heard about David decision to postpone a successful music career to serve...
by Larry Richman | May 29, 2014
This infographic from domo.com shows what happens every minute of every day online. In one minute, YouTube users upload 72 hours of new video, email users send 204 million messages, people purchase about $83,000 of products from Amazon, and Apple users download 48,000...
by Larry Richman | Apr 30, 2014
On April 5-6, millions of people from nearly every country in the world watched LDS General Conference in meetinghouses, on the Internet, with mobile apps, on TV, on radio, on Facebook, and on Youtube. Here is a list of all the ways people could watch conference. The...
by Larry Richman | Apr 16, 2014
On April 11, I posted an article asking the question How has the Book of Mormon changed your life? In that article, I invited you to go to the website BestBookRead.com and vote for the one book that has transformed your life forever. On April 11, the Book of Mormon...
